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Nasolacrimal (Tear Duct) Probing

Missouri rates for HCPCS 68810

This procedure clears a blocked tear duct by passing a thin probe through the duct to open the blockage, sometimes followed by flushing the duct with fluid to confirm it now drains properly. It's commonly performed on infants and young children with a persistently blocked or watery eye, though it can be done at other ages as well.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nasolacrimal (Tear Duct) Probing cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $891 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$245 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,677Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Missouri· 24th of 51

$214

AK $513FL $148

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.